Tusk
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Tusk
Tusk is the twelfth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released as a double album on October 12, 1979. it is considered more experimental than their previous albums, partly a consequence of Lindsey Buckingham's sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of post-punk. The production costs were estimated to be over $1 million (equivalent to $3.37 million in 2017), making it the most expensive rock album recorded to that date-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Beautiful and terrifically strange
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Ultimate Classic Rock
No matter how you felt about the album, it was obvious that Fleetwood Mac was refusing to rest on its laurels
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All Music
This is the ultimate cocaine album -- it's mellow for long stretches, and then bursts wide open in manic, frantic explosions
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The Quietus
An artefact that could not have been produced at any other juncture in history but one that, equally, sounded completely ill-at-ease in the cultural moment that produced it. Perhaps fittingly, time has been kind to Tusk
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NY Times
A great album — not just a pop relic of the late ’70s but an artwork that continues to speak to contemporary, sentient humans
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Sputnik Music
A melange of Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie trying to keep the "Rumours" sound alive while Lindsey Buckingham explored new vistas.
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Uncut
The various takes of “Tusk” simply further unveil the borderline-ridiculousness, and thus the heroic hubris
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Salon
They made this visionary masterpiece instead
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Pop matters
A deeply self-conscious document, the sound of a band that didn't rebel against success so much as it misunderstood the privilege it brings.
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Louder Sound
Fleetwood Mac's Tusk is actually perhaps the band at their very best An epic kiss-off to the 70s.
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Record Collector Magazine
A classic statement of excess to bring down the curtain on the 70s with a roar rather than a whisper.
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The Morton Report
One of the most underrated records in rock history.
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Glide Magazine
Mac’s 1979 opus was a daring experiment, one that defied commercial possibilities while expanding the band’s musical parameters into areas that were otherwise unimaginable.
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Starling
It's their weirdest and least accessible set and therefore gets bonus points from me.
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Sound and Vision
A bold, iconoclastic, aurally challenging career statement
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Houston Press
Tusk is the one effort in the band’s discography whose standing has improved with time.
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American Songwriter
Tusk has since taken on a cachet over the decades as a more experimental extension of Lindsay Buckingham’s talents
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Dangerous Minds
The “wow factor” here is off the scale.
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Renowned for Sound
Something to be excited about. Reminding the world that Fleetwood Mac is one of the most influential rock groups of all time.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
Much more experimental. Lindsey Buckingham was adamant that he didn’t want to make another Rumours, and the album’s sound is informed by the punk and new wave that was happening at the time
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Shepherd Express
The formula worked, sort of. Tusk sold in the millions.But as the years ticked past, some listened a second time and heard something interesting.
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Daily Vault
most material on this album Pales in comparison to the rest of the catalog. 1978 to 1982 was a dry spell for Fleetwood Mac.
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Icon Fetch
Tusk lies somewhere between a masterpiece and an all out mess
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TVTropes
In the long run, though, it's been remembered as one of their best works.
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Head Heritage
Sadly, this is exactly what transpired, and no-one involved with "Tusk" has produced anything remotely in the same league since.
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Hi Res Audio Central
One of the most willfully unconventional albums ever made
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Cover Me Songs
Weird eccentricity has made Tusk arguably the “coolest” Fleetwood Mac record, particularly among musicians
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Super Seventies
Yet the majority of tracks boast the group's svelte, gently rocking sound that won't disappoint
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Hires Edition
Obviously it is best suited for the hard core fan, it is a five-star production.
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Galway
If they really knew anything about indie, Tusk is the album they would venerate.
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Seattle PI
Tusk is the modern pop Fleetwood Mac’s most creative album.
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